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We’re thrilled to welcome London based, alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty to The Mill on Thur 22nd October.Born and raised on the West coast of Ireland but living in London since 2010, singer songwriter Seamus Fogarty released his debut full-length ‘God Damn You Mountain’ on cult Scottish label Fence Records (King Creosote, Jon Hopkins) in 2012. This was followed by a pair of exceptional albums released via Domino Records – 2017’s The Curious Hand (“magical amplified folk journeys through modern life” ★★★★★ – The Guardian) and 2020’s A Bag Of Eyes (“a gloriously trippy journey” – The Sunday Times).
Fogarty’s new album 'Ships' is packed with poignant and funny slice-of-life vignettes touching on everything from Geoffrey Chaucer to DIY coffins, and existing in a wonderful new sonic realm where songs and stories coexist peacefully with fragmentary electronics, drones and field recordings. It’s is his most expansive and uplifting collection of music to date with singles already receiving wide support across BBC6Music, from the likes of Cillian Murphy ('one of my favourite artists around at the moment') and others, as well as support elsewhere from Uncut (8/10), Analogue Trash, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Scotland, BBC Ulster, BBC Wales, Radio X, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2FM and more.
Fogarty has toured extensively around the UK, Ireland & Europe, both solo and with a range of artists including Lisa O’Neill and This Is The Kit, has appeared at many notable festivals including the main stage of Green Man, Eurosonic, Latitude & Haldern Pop as well as recording live sessions for BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6Music.
‘Magical journeys through fable and modern life and back again, often in the same song’
The Guardian *****
‘By turns gritty and poetic…a real original’ The Observer (UK) ****
‘Nestles beautifully at the point where the digital and analogue worlds collide’ The Skinny *****
‘Original, self-contained and unencumbered by the genre’ Mojo****
“The ghostly emotional wallop of the tunes will take your breath away” The Irish Times ****
Support for this show comes from cult Bristol alt-folk duo, Oro Swimming Hour.
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🕕 Timings for the evening:
5-7pm: A delicious pay-as-you-can dinner from The Long Table kitchen
7pm: Doors open
7.30pm: Oro Swimming Hour
8:30pm: Seamus Fogarty, Live in the Sanctuary
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Brimscombe Mill (opposite Canal Trust bookshop), GL5 2QN, Stroud, United Kingdom
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